Huge Christmas Fire Destroys Factory and Hospital in New York
A morning blaze on East Thirty third Street caused nearly a million dollars in damage and left about 100 people homeless. Four buildings including Schomer's piano warehouse and the Polyclinic hospital were destroyed, with the fire starting in Tinare's envelope factory at 211 East Thirty fourth Street. Police aided evacuations as patients fled the burning hospital, ceilings collapsed and a flagstaff toppled onto the elevated structure, sealing the fate of the five story factory and the warehouse complex.
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New York
East Thirtythird street
Schomer
New York Polyclinic hospital
Polyclinic
East Thirty-third street
Thirtyfourth
Warghouse and tenement
Gelock
Home Made Cannon Explosion in Atlanta Fatalities Reported
Fragmented OCR notes describe a homemade cannon explosion in Atlanta harming several people and causing serious injuries. Names and details are garbled with multiple mis-spellings and scattered local incident mentions across December entries.
Latter draws revolver and kills man in jail incident
A confrontation ends with a shot through the heart as White remains jailed. Both families are large. The report notes a related fire at a Willimantic livery stable and a deadly jail blaze, plus a trolley crash near Allentown that injured several passengers and killed the motorman, Lawrence Ware, who left a widow and eight children.
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White
Allentown
Bethledem
Jersey Central
Lawrence J Ware
George Gresser
Bethlehem
John Brink
Ed Werg
P. Gehman
Ware
Three Homicides Reported in Savannah on Christmas Day
Three people died in Savannah Georgia on Christmas Day. A black youth shot another in the heart and killed him instantly. William Titcomb a white man was stabbed in a quarrel and died within a few hours. Levi Rutledge a colored man was shot and killed by a policeman last night.
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Savannah
William Titcomb
Levi Rutledge
Local man killed crossing tracks on Christmas Eve
James Corbett aged 22 was killed while crossing the New York Central tracks at Van Woert street Albany during his route to Christmas services at St. Joseph's church. He attended and received holy communion earlier and was unmarried.
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Albany
Deco
James Corbett
New York Central
Van Woert street
St. Joseph's church
Corbett
Oystermen Die After Boat Capsizes Near Annapolis
Annapolis Maryland December 26 two oystermen Lewis L James and John Branzell were found frozen to death after their boat capsized in icy water. They swam to shore in insufficient clothing and died before help arrived near a physician's house. A blaze in Wilkesbarre Virginia destroyed St Stephen's Episcopal church and gutted The West Moreland club causing heavy losses.
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Annapolis
Lewis TL. James
John Branzell
Walkesbarre Wilkesbarre
St Stephen's Episcopal church
West Moreland club
Iddaiuine
Towne send death and fire endures at Wells Street
A dinner party in New York ends with Towne send deceased after a late supper. A fire on Wells Street destroys a Jewish synagogue. estimated loss about ten thousand dollars. In Topeka a state governor pardons a wife murderer serving twenty five years, with one Christmas condition.
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Topeka
Kan
ugh Oeil
Varian
mrderer
Neil
O Neil
Washington teams clash in annual All-Washington game
In cold wind Washington hosted the annual football clash between Columbia University and All-Washington. The All-Washington eleven, including Jogo De Silver from Penn and Sam Senior and Don Wugitt from Lehigh, defeated Columbia 12 to 0 with a touchdown and goal in each half.
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Washington
Columbia university
All-Washington
Columbian
Jogo De Silver
University of Pennsylvania
Sam Senior
Don Wugitt
Lehigh
Indiana Supreme Court upholds 1995 fee and salary law
Indianapolis December 26 the Supreme Court rules the 1995 fee and salary law valid affecting ninety one county auditors and an equal number of county treasurers with boards of commissioners in the same counties placing all state officers on a salary.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
supreme court
Discontent Grows Over reinstate Striker Orders at West End
Boston December 26 Old West End Street Railway workers express anger at reinstatement rules requiring personal applications and job-by-job rehiring. Charlestown and Cambridge divisions report many former employees rejected while new hires arrive with caps and numbers. Discharges and planned layoffs spark talk of renewed strike as unions blame leadership and speculate on mass replacements.
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Boston
West End Street Railway company
Charlestown
Cambridge
the & vaoy
num
War Looms Between Colorado Cattlemen and Sheepmen
Advices from Routt county report rising tension as cattlemen and sheepmen prepare for possible conflict. About 250 men move in from multiple outfits to the lower South Fork and Snake river areas, establishing military rule with captains and a chief commander. Reports say Griff and Edwards, leading sheep owners, have hired a large force to confront the stockmen.
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Colorado
Denver
Routt
Telsnen
tautt county
Spuke
Snake river
Griff
Edwards
Accused of Heavy Forgery in Timetable City
Georgie O Demuth, a noted piano dealer, is under arrest in Tinitimore on charges of heavy forgery. Warrant accuses him of forging Werman ff Gernhardt signatures on notes totaling about $19,000 with total sums likely exceeding $20,000. Henry Spamar and son George O H Spamar allege losses of $11,700 to date.
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Tinitimore
Georgie O. Demuth
Werman ff. Gernhardt
Gernhardt
Henry Spamar
George O. H. Spamar
Volume of Business and Prices in Banking and Trade
New York Dec 26 Bradstreets weekly review notes slower wholesale trade as holiday season ends, with active retail holiday demand for cheaper goods. Banking failures in Northwestern cities unsettle confidence. iron and steel prices drop and then stabilize. Hides, wheat, corn and oats rise. lard and petroleum ease. News includes a London market shift and political notes.
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New York
Bradstreet
Bessemer
Pittsburg
United Kingdom
England
Washington
Chicago
United States
Sunk off Cape Cod in collision near pilot boat
The Allan Line steamer Scandinavian from Glasgow arrived six days late to Boston after a Christmas Eve collision off Cape Cod with the lumber schooner Carrie Walter. The schooner with a crew of six was wrecked. Scandinavian sustained two holes but remained afloat. Chief Mate Aitken mistook the schooner for a pilot boat, signaling with a blue light. In New York, Christmas Day was calm with religious services and charitable observances. Washington and other cities reported holiday quiet, while obits and local notices followed.
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Boston
Allan line
Scandinavian
Glasgow
Cape Cod
Carrie Walter
Aitken
New York
St. Patrick's cathedral
Brooklwm
Reforms for Cuba Favored by Spain in Talks with U.S.
Madrid reports Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo pledges reform in Cuba after negotiations with other powers. London denial follows a purported plan against insurgents, while Spain hints at autonomy for colonies and eventual reforms in Puerto Rico and Cuba with a cartel to approve broad administrative concessions.
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Senor Canovas del Castillo
Cuba
Spain
Senor Canovas
France
Germany
Austria
Great Britain
United States
Cleveland
congress
London
Pinar del Rio
trocha
Havana
Differing Accounts Of Spanish Cuban Battle Near Puerto Principe
Reports from Havana dated December 26 cite Spanish troops under Col Rabanni engaging rebel bands led by Rojas near Cinarrones Puerto Principe. Rebels reportedly dispersed with 36 killed, while one Spanish trooper died and eight were wounded. A Cuban source claims the clash concerned non combatants and a railway escort incident between Calaren and Virtuamonde. Two soldiers were killed and two wounded.
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Havana
Dea
Col Rabannl
Rojas
Cinarrones
Puerto Principe
Delga de la gualo not shot by Spanish in Cuba
Washington report states Delgaulo has not been shot by Spanish in Cuba and will be treated with leniency under arrest conditions. The state department continues its inquiry into the case, with the suspect likely to remain jailed during investigation and no belief of severe punishment prevailing.
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Washington
feique Delgaulo
Cuba
state department
mide ute Delgades
United States Warned Over Cuba And Europe Powers
Paris dispatch reports that the United States was warned in friendly terms that Europe could not remain passive if the U S abandoned Cleveland era policy on Cuba The Times notes the warning came as tensions over Cuba rise in a dispatch from Paris detailing diplomatic positions. Chester R Faulkner dies after street car accident in Providence hospital injury from Thursday night led to leg amputation and death following operation.
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London
The Times today
Paris
Cleveland
Cuba
Chester TK. Faulkner
Washington
Chester R. Faulkner
Senator Voorhees
Providence hospital law
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